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ALBERT L. TAYLORfOF SPRINGFIELD, VERMONT.

Letters' Patent No. 66,909, dated July 16,.1867.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, ALBERT L. TAYLOR, of Springeld, in thel county of Windsor, and State of Vermont, have invented a new and improved Pastry-Roller; and that tlhe following description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings hereinafter referred to, forms a full and eXact-specication of the same, wherein I have set forth the nature and principles of my said improvements, by which my invention may lie-distinguished from all others of a. similar class, together with such 4parts las I claim and desire to have securedto me by Letters Patent.

This invention relates to a new and improved device for rolling pastry, and is designed to supersede the ordinary single roller now employed for that purpose.

The single roller requires to be passed over the paste or doughseveral times, and in different directions, in order to spread it evenly or form a sheet of even thickness throughout, whereas my improved device requires to be passed over the paste only once'or twice in order to perform the work, and it may be operated with far greater facility than the ordinary single roller. In the accompanying sheet of drawings- Figure 1 is a plan or top view of my invention.

Figure 2, a transverse section of the same, taken in the line x x, fig. 1.

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts.

A A represent the rollers, turned out of any suitable hard, wood, and having" their journals fitted in end pieces or bearings B B, which are connected by a bar, C, parallel with the two rollers, and directly over the space between the same. Qn each end of the bar C a handle, D, is'formed, and these handles project beyond the end pieces or bearings B B, sov that they may be conveniently grasped by the hands; In using the device the handles D D are grasped by the hands, and the device shoved over the paste or dough, which is spread or rolled out thereby. The two rollers form a' good bearing surface on the paste or dough, the rear roller reducing or smoothing the inequalities left by the irst, and causing the.paste or dough to be rolled out of a uniform thickness and with a comparatively little expenditure of time and labor. The ordinary single lroller does not spread the paste or dough evenly if passed over the latter in one ydirection only. It is necessary to roll the paste or dough first in one direction and then in the other, in order to get it of uniform thickness throughout, and this is attended with a considerable expenditure of time and labor. My improved device can be manufactured at a triiling advance over the ordinary single roller, for .although two rollers are used in my improvement they do not require to be aslarge in diameter. I would remark that more than two rollers may be employed, but two will answer equally as good apurpose as three or more.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent- An implement for rolling pastry, composed of a plurality of rollers iittedpin suitable end pieces or bearings, or any proper stock, substantallyas shown and described.

ALBERT L. TAYLOR.

Witnesses:

AsHBnL STEELE,

HENRY GLossoN. 

